Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other than the one they're famous for. Mary Lou Retton
Most of what Hawaii has to offer is no secret. Pipeline is probably the most famous wave in the world. Kelly Slater
My high-school coach Tony Reginelli was kind of famous for 'Reggie-isms,' kind of like 'Yogi-isms.' He always said if you want to be a good quarterback, when sprinting left you want to be amphibious and throw left-handed. I told him, 'You mean ambidextrous, coach?' Peyton Manning
Olympic Gold changed me and my life dramatically. I became a celebrity overnight and people see me as a famous skater, not a real person. Oksana Baiul
One thing about being famous is the people around you, you pay all their bills so they very rarely disagree with you because they want you to pick up the check. Charles Barkley
Save your rejections so that later when you are famous you can show them to people and laugh. Meg Cabot
Some people with blogs are never going to get famous, and they've been doing it for, like, over a year. I feel bad for them. Jessica Cutler
Some very famous directors have started in the mail room, which is just getting inside the studio, getting to know people, getting to know the routine. Kenneth Anger
When someone becomes successful or rich and famous, people perceive that person as being different. But I'm the same guy I've always been. Barry Zito
When you're a famous, successful person at 16 years old, the rules change for you. Everybody is doing things for you to make life easier so you can go out and play. And I think you miss out on lot of growing up and a lot of reality checks. Chris Evert
You cannot hear the name Martin Luther King, Jr., and not think of death. You might hear the words 'I have a dream,' but they will doubtlessly only serve to underscore an image of a simple motel balcony, a large man made small, a pool of blood. For as famous as he may have been in life, it is - and was - death that ultimately defined him. Michael Eric Dyson
You get to be famous or have some notoriety and there are so many people who want a piece of you. Oscar De La Hoya
You look at boxing being an international, world-famous sport, right up there next with soccer, and there's only two fighters the people want to see fight. Two little fellows, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. Emanuel Steward